King Diamond

“I often mention Alice Cooper. I don't wanna sound like Alice Cooper or be confused with him at all, and I certainly don't think we are.”

“I was interested in music since I was 14 years old. What really got me started was the first Led Zeppelin album... absolutely.”

“I don't need five Ferraris in my garage to feel great; that's not what matters to me.”

“I hate touring. But being onstage is one of the absolute best things I know in my life. And it is so good, it makes up for all the bad.”

“I don't like being away from home.”

“When we are on the road, we do a real horror show - and it's pure entertainment. That's it.”

“I don't take for granted that I wake up. I appreciate it when I do, those times when it still happens.”

“I went to basic school for 10 years, and then I went to college.”

“Texas is more laid back, like Denmark is. So it was easier to adjust to that than to Los Angeles or New York for me.”

“I don't take tomorrow for granted.”

“I once, when I was in the middle of making the move from Europe to the U.S., I started trying to put 'Them' and 'Conspiracy' into a novel. I got into three chapters in, and those who've seen that little bit said I really need to finish it, but time is an issue.”

“I don't take anything for granted anymore, I'll tell you that.”

“I never talk openly about my political beliefs.”

“Me and my parents would watch old 'Frankenstein' and 'Dracula' and all those old black and white movies - as a kid, I'd lie in bed thinking that they would come out at night.”

“My dad was a freedom fighter in Denmark against the occupational forces - the S.S. and the Gestapo and all that.”

“I am very inspired by the Seventies.”

“I have this dream where I get chased through a park by Nazis in the Second World War. They finally catch up to me in an apartment somewhere, but I don't know what happens next.”

“What I really like to do with my music is these concept stories, and I always like to have some life philosophies in the lyrics.”

“In Denmark, you have thirteen or more political parties, so it's not too difficult to find a party who reflect your views.”

“I am an entertainer and don't believe I should use this position to preach to anyone about who they should be voting for. Others might disagree, but that's the way I feel.”